Cumbalum, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 2,211
- Median age
- 37
- Household income
- $2,170/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 80%
- Renting
- 18%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 8/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lismore Historic Railway Station · 25.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Ballina District Hospital · 5.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.08m
Median unit (5 yr)
$875k
Sales (5 yr)
348
Sales (12 mths)
41
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
54 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 0.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Ballina PS
Secondary
Ballina Coast HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Ballina Surrounds
District population (2025)
19,370
+15% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
119
houses 92 · other 27
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Cumbalum:
- The Ridgeway (213)
- Lindsay Avenue (148)
- Unara Pkwy (115)
- Cummings Crescent (105)
- Highfield Terrace (71)
- Madden Place (67)
- Presentation Crescent (62)
- Perkins Close (50)
- Summerhill Crescent (50)
- Chilcott Circuit (50)
- Farrelly Avenue (50)
- Ballina Heights Drive (49)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.